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OCBC and Singapore Police Freeze Over 300 Accounts, Seize S$1.8 Million

Fintech News

In response, ASC and OCBC collaborated to utilise in-house data analytic models and network detection tools to identify and freeze accounts exhibiting potential money mule behavior. This activity hindered efforts to track and regulate the flow of funds, posing significant challenges for authorities in combating financial crimes.

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OCBC Bank to Offer Digital Bank Accounts for Children Aged 7-15 from October

Fintech News

The account also includes safety measures, such as the ability to lock funds and freeze accounts if necessary. The bank has seen a growing demand for individual bank accounts among teenagers, with a 25% increase in account openings for those aged 16 and above since 2022.

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Bitcoin Daily: Argentina Open To Crypto; eToro Launching In US; South Korea Fights Crypto Crimes

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The task force will aim to curb these crimes by tracking accounts suspected of illegal activity, as well as sharing information with other government bodies that will have the authority to freeze accounts, recover lost funds, and file class action lawsuits.

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How to Reduce AML False Positives and False Negatives

FICO

Whether you’re freezing accounts because you wrongly suspect money laundering or missing real cases of financial crime, it’s all a matter of accuracy. It’s a challenging environment and all too easy to get the balance wrong, but there are strategies that banks can take to improve matters. Moving the Threshold Doesn’t Solve the Problem.

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What is a Payment Service Provider (PSP) and How Do They Work?

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Account freezes are in fact, one of the main drawbacks of PSPs, as well as processing costs that can become too high if you process high transaction volumes. PSPs tend to unilaterally and spontaneously freeze accounts because of the nature of their business model.